[txdoda]

Someone earlier posted a statistic that roughly 9 million people apply for work visas to come to the US and work every year, while we only give out about 50,000. If we truly need more workers, we should simply increase the number of visas given to those who've applied lawfully

That was me.......but I was talking only of the 'visa lottery" the US holds every year. (9.5 million applied last year for only 50K).

We do however issue many more green cards (than 50K) every year......but I don't have the exact number, seems like it's around a million though.

[NJ_gent]

"That was me.......but I was talking only of the 'visa lottery" the US holds every year. (9.5 million applied last year for only 50K)."

So then I guess the rallying cry of illegals-lovers will have to change to:

"but they're just doing the jobs that 9.45 million legal visa applicants don't want to do!" ?